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Submitted to Contest #98
The man was beautiful. Long golden hair rested lightly on his shoulders, tanned bronze from the sunlight. He wore the purest white robes I had ever seen. He had no sandals, but the sharp stones of the earth seemed to almost move out of the way of his perfectly sculpted feet. His fingers were strong, yet slender. He had an archer’s hands, but he told me he was no soldier.                As a priestess, I had long ago taken a vow of maidenhood. No man would touch me, f...
Submitted to Contest #92
        Visiting the old beach house this summer was supposed to be a good chance to get away from it all. By “it all”, I mean my dad. He died four months ago, but he’s still everywhere. I saw him in his favorite chair that sits in the corner of the living room. I saw him in his jacket that still hangs in the closet at home. It smells like the cinnamon gum he always used to chew. Sometimes, when my mom’s at work, I would sneak into the coat closet and bury my face in it, trying to remember him at his b...
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